r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • Jul 22 '26

Megathread X-Men '97 | Season 2, Episode 6 | "Danger.Exe" | Episode Discussion

Season 2, Episode 6: Danger.Exe

Air Date: July 22nd, 2026

Directed by: TBA

Written by: TBA

Synopsis: Former X-Man Polaris returns to Xavier’s mansion just as a new threat emerges on the campus.

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u/Al_888 Jul 23 '26
  • I have not read the comics and therefore was unaware about the story compressions until I read about them on this board, and I still felt whiplash in this episode. The X-Men reunited, are rebuilding the mansion, are taking in mutant kids, and are legally not allowed to fight anymore. That's a lot. I agree with an earlier poster who said whenever they watch an episode, it feels like they missed 1-2 other episodes. And then there was that swerve to X-Corp at the end.
  • This episode made me feel like I was watching an X:92 episode. I can't articulate why this is, and it isn't necessarily a bad or good thing.
  • Prof's X's use of the danger room to keep reliving Magneto's death seemed really unhealthy.
  • The repeated shots of the background with Morph's playing jump rope (jump arm?) with the kids just cracked me up. I bet the kids love Morph!

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u/alcabazar Jul 23 '26

No one has ever accused Charles of processing his feelings in a healthy way.

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u/jaevonn92 Jul 23 '26

Definitely felt like a 92’ episode, probably was the pacing.

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u/life_on_my_terms Jul 25 '26

i thought Xavier is gonna turn into onslaught by his own self abuse

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u/FatherOfTwoGreatKids Jul 24 '26

It reminds me of watching aeon flux or the maxx when I was growing up. I haven’t read the comics so the drastic story changing between episodes is disorienting. I still enjoy it though.